Maize MIR604

Trait: MIR604 is a genetically modified maize developed to confer field protection against corn root worms.
Inserted gene:
cry3A-gene	Source: Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. kumamotoensis Function: This gene codes for a Bt-toxin, which confers resistance to western corn rootworm(Diabrotica virgifera virgifera), northern corn rootworm (Diabrotica longicornis barberi) and other related coleopteran species.
marker gene	pmi-gene The plant expresses a marker protein from the bacterium Escherichia coli, PMI, that allows the plants to utilise mannose as a carbon source, acting as a selectable marker.
Methods for the genetic modification: Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated gene transfer.